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Architecture
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Updated: 2009-10-27
Reviewed: 2009-10-27
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This document describes HP validated reference architectures intended for the deployment of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V (Hyper-V R2) on an HP BladeSystem infrastructure.

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Updated: 2009-09-14
Reviewed: 2009-09-14
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HP Insight Server Migration software for ProLiant (SMP) is utilized to implement the following migration scenarios on this BladeSystem reference configuration: Physical to Virtual (P2V), Virtual to Virtual (V2V), and Virtual to Physical (V2P).

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Updated: 2009-05-12
Reviewed: 2009-05-12
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This guide describes the benefits and best practices of deploying Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V in a Boot-from-SAN environment for business continuity. A general-purpose architecture using HP BladeSystem and HP StorageWorks EVA is described.

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Updated: 2009-03-18
Reviewed: 2009-03-18
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This paper is a
reference architecture guide for Microsoft Hyper-V on HP BladeSystem and
ProLiant BL495c blades. It discusses various Hyper-V scenarios and includes
utilization of HP LeftHand Networks SAN, HP StorageWorks EVA and HP management
tools.

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Updated: 2009/03/13
Reviewed: 2009/03/13
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This document
presents a general-purpose architecture designed for the high-availability
deployment of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V (Hyper-V) on an HP
BladeSystem infrastructure with HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array
storage.

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Updated: 2008-09-08
Reviewed: 2008-09-08
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This document
describes a reference architecture for the deployment of Hyper-V, a key feature
of Microsoft Windows Server 2008, on an HP BladeSystem infrastructure. A bill of
materials for the reference architecture is included.

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Best practices
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Updated: 2009-05-14
Reviewed: 2009-05-14
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This paper discusses best practices for creating and configuring Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V virtual machines on HP ProLiant servers and considerations for installing and configuring an HP StorageWorks MSA2000fc SAN in a Hyper-V environment.

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Updated: 2009-01-16
Reviewed: 2009-01-16
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Based on significant
amounts of testing, HP engineers offer a compiled list of Hyper-V “best
practices” when deploying Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 on HP ProLiant
servers and HP BladeSystem servers.

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Updated: 2009-01-12
Reviewed: 2009-01-12
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This white paper
describes testing done using the same Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 workload in
a physical and virtual environment and measuring the potential power consumption
savings in the virtual environment.

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Updated: 2008-11-19
Reviewed: 2008-11-19
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This is a paper on
using Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit in an HP ProLiant environment.
MAP is a tool for assessing the computer resources on a network for the purpose
of building a proposal for a server consolidation project using Hyper-V.

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Updated: 2008-09-08
Reviewed: 2008-09-08
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This document is a
best practices guide for a Microsoft Hyper-V dynamic data center scenario in an
HP BladeSystem environment. This document discusses integration of Microsoft, F5
Networks and HP products and tools in a dynamic data center.

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Installation
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Updated: 2009-01-20
Reviewed: 2009-01-20
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Microsoft Hyper-V is
a hypervisor-based virtualization technology that is a key feature of Windows
Server 2008. This paper describes how to install Hyper-V on HP ProLiant server
blades and troubleshoot common problems during the installation process.

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Updated: 2008-10-31
Reviewed: 2008-10-31
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This paper describes
how to use Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering, with HP ProLiant
server blades and an HP StorageWorks All-in-One SB600c storage blade, to provide
high availability to Hyper-V host servers or parent partitions.

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Performance and Scalability
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Updated: 2009-10-30
Reviewed: 2009-10-30
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This paper focuses on the performance characterization of the disk sub-system, addressing questions about deploying Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V on HP ProLiant BL490c G6 with the HP StorageWorks EVA4400 for backend storage.

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Updated: 2009-10-30
Reviewed: 2009-10-30
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This paper presents performance characterization results for the HP ProLiant BL490c G6 server running Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V. It describes key virtualization capabilities which make it a good platform for Hyper-V virtualization.

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Updated: 2009-03-24
Reviewed: 2009-03-24
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This document
focuses on performance characterization testing of disk sub-systems for
Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines, using several HP ProLiant servers with
either local storage or an HP StorageWorks 2212fc Modular Smart Array.

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Updated: 2008-12-12
Reviewed: 2008-12-12
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This paper documents
the testing results achieved when evaluating a solution comprising an HP
ProLiant DL580 G5 server and a ProLiant DL380 G5 server to deploy Microsoft
Office SharePoint Server 2007 using Hyper-V virtualization technology.

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Updated: 2008-09-08
Reviewed: 2008-09-08
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This paper focuses
on the deployment of an HP ProLiant DL585 G5 server using Hyper-V, a key feature
of Microsoft Windows Server 2008, to virtualize an Office SharePoint Server 2007
farm. It presents performance results of a virtualization solution.

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Updated: 2008-09-08
Reviewed: 2008-09-08
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This paper focuses
on the deployment of an HP ProLiant DL580 G5 server using Hyper-V, a key feature
of Microsoft Windows Server 2008, to virtualize an Office SharePoint Server 2007
farm. It presents performance results of a virtualization solution.
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Sizing & Configuration
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Updated: 2009-08-06
Reviewed: 2009-08-06
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This paper discusses
a sizing methodology for using processor utilization, memory usage, and network
throughput requirements to determine the number of Microsoft Hyper-V virtual
machines that can run on a physical host HP ProLiant server.
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Updated: 2009-04-01
Reviewed: 2009-04-01
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The HP Sizing and
Configuration Tool for Microsoft Hyper-V is a downloadable, automated tool that
provides a quick and consistent methodology to determine a “best-fit” server
configuration for your virtualized Hyper-V environment. This tool enables you to
quickly compare different solution configurations and obtain a highly detailed,
customizable server and storage solution complete with a detailed bill of
materials.
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Updated: 2008-12-15
Reviewed: 2008-12-15
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A quick sizing guide
for Microsoft Hyper-V on HP ProLiant and StorageWorks products. The paper
introduces tools, products, and considerations, which can be used to size/build
a configuration for your application.

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